Marma al-Hajar | |
Native Name: | مرمى الحجر |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Other Name: | Dhashtan |
Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Marma al-Hajar in Syria |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Syria |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Aleppo |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Jarabulus |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | Jarabulus |
Elevation M: | 329 |
Population: | 1818 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Geocode: | C2238 |
Marma al-Hajar (ar|مرمى الحجر|Marmā al-Ḥajar), originally Dashatan (ar|طاش اوتان|Ṭāsh Awtān|links=no; tr|Taşatan|lit=stone thrower), is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria. Situated on the northern Manbij Plain, bordering the Jarabulus Plain's wetlands towards river Euphrates, the village is located to the south of Jarabulus, and about south of the border to the Turkish province of Gaziantep. It is inhabited by Turkmen of the Barak tribe.[1] [2]
With 1,818 inhabitants, as per the 2004 census, Marma al-Hajar administratively belongs to Nahiya Jarabulus within Jarabulus District. Nearby localities include al-Jamel to the southeast, and Jarabulus Tahtani to the northeast.